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Sharp v. GEO Group, AZ, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2011
Brief • June 4, 2011
Filed under: Religious Freedom/Worship
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Aguirre v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2011
Brief • May 26, 2011
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations, Deliberate Indifference
Aguirre v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2011 MICHAEL\{. JEANES Cler~ ot the Superior Court 1 Joel B. Robbins, Esq. (011065) 2 Anne E. Findling, Esq. (010871) ROBBINS & CURTIN, p.1.1.c. 3 301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite B-100 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 llff........ 4 Tel: 602/285-0100 5 …
Reed v. Barcklay, AZ, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011
Brief • May 23, 2011
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect
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Arrested Anti-Arpaio Agenda Protestors Settle for $500,000
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Protests, Disciplinary Hearings, Malicious Prosecution, False Arrest
Arrested Anti-Arpaio Agenda Protestors Settle for $500,000 by On July 8, 2010, a group of seven activists who were arrested or cited by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) settled their individual suits for wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution for a total of $500,000. The arrests and citations occurred during …
Mohave County, Arizona Appointed Counsel Selection System Unconstitutional
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Attorneys, Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders, Witnesses, Wrongful Conviction
Mohave County, Arizona Appointed Counsel Selection System Unconstitutional by On April 3, 1984, the Supreme Court of Arizona held that the system of selecting and compensating appointed counsel in Mohave County, Arizona, violated the constitutional rights to due process and counsel. Joe. U. Smith was convicted of burglary, sexual assault …
Maricopa County Settles Fatal Denial of Prisoner Medical Care Suit for $200,000
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Gastrointestinal, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Maricopa County Settles Fatal Denial of Prisoner Medical Care Suit for $200,000 by On September 16, 2004, Maricopa County, Arizona settled for $200,000 a lawsuit involving the death of a county jail prisoner due to denial of medical dare and medical neglect. On March 16, 2002, Louella Stevens was booked …
Maricopa County Settles Prisoner Suicide Case for $575,000
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides
Maricopa County Settles Prisoner Suicide Case for $575,000 by On October 12, 2007, Maricopa County, Arizona settled for $575,000 a lawsuit brought by survivors of a prisoner who committed suicide at the Maricopa County Jail. Stephan Cervantes was booked into the Maricopa County's Madison Street Jail on May 4, 2002. …
Maricopa County Settles Prisoner's Brain Injury Suit for $4 Million
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Brain Injury, Failure to Protect (General)
Maricopa County Settles Prisoner's Brain Injury Suit for $4 Million by In August 2005, Maricopa County, Arizona, settled for $4 million a lawsuit brought by the representative of a former Maricopa County Jail prisoner who received permanent debilitating brain injury after being beaten by another prisoner. On September 20, 2001, …
$800,000 Settlement in Suit Over Diseases Caught at Maricopa County Jail
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Respiratory, Contagious Disease -- Misc., Conditions of Confinement, Sanitation
$800,000 Settlement in Suit Over Diseases Caught at Maricopa County Jail by On December 12, 2005, a former Maricopa County Jail prisoner and his mother settled for $800,000 a suit alleging unsanitary conditions at the jail caused the former prisoner to become seriously ill and suffer permanent injuries. When he …
Mora v. Arpaio, AZ, Court Order, Illegal Search. Seizure; Immigrant Raid, 2011
Brief • April 25, 2011
Filed under: Search warrants, False Arrest, Fourth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights
Mora v. Arpaio, AZ, Court Order, Illegal Search. Seizure; Immigrant Raid, 2011 Case 2:09-cv-01719-DGC Document 172 1 Filed 04/25/11 Page 1 of 17 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Julian Mora; and Julio Mora, Plaintiffs, 10 …
Annual Arizona Segregation Reviews Inadequate, Case Remanded
Article • April 15, 2011
Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Ad-Seg Hearings
Annual Arizona Segregation Reviews Inadequate, Case Remanded by On November 19, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a suit by a prisoner challenging the frequency of segregation reviews he was receiving. Edward Hernandez sued the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC), claiming that its …
Judge Holds Arizona Grievance Procedures “unavailable” under PLRA.
Article • April 15, 2011
Filed under: PLRA, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA)
Judge Holds Arizona Grievance Procedures “unavailable” under PLRA. by The Arizona Department of Corrections’ (ADOC) grievance procedures were “unavailable” to a prisoner who could not file within the required ten days due to his hospitalization and traumatic brain damage, U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone decided November 22, 2010. The …
Haas v. Management and Training Corporation, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death, Escaped Prisoners Kill Couple, 2011
Brief • March 17, 2011
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Wrongful Death, Murder by Escapees
Haas v. Management and Training Corporation, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death, Escaped Prisoners Kill Couple, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 LAW OFFICES HARRIS POWERS & CUNNINGHAM PLLC PARK CORONADO • SUITE 101 • 361 EAST CORONADO PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85004-1525 TELEPHONE (602) 271-9344 • FAX 602-252-2099 hpc@hpc-lawyers.com Frank I. Powers (#013369) …
Report Faults Private Prison Company for Deadly Arizona Prison Break
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Filed under: Management and Training Corporation, Crime/Demographics, Escapes, Murder by Escapees
Report Faults Private Prison Company for Deadly Arizona Prison Break by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 19, 2010, the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) issued a report concerning the July 30 escape of three prisoners from a privately-operated prison in Kingman, Arizona. The report was highly critical of …
Ninth Circuit Rules Prisoners Not Required to Include Legal Theories in Grievances
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Filed under: PLRA, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA)
Ninth Circuit Rules Prisoners Not Required to Include Legal Theories in Grievances by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner need not use legal terminology nor present legal theories when exhausting administrative remedies before filing a civil rights suit. Jermaine Donte Griffin, an Arizona state prisoner …
Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Teenage Detainee Suicide Claim Dismissal
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Filed under: Federal Statutory Law, Americans with Disabilities Act
Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Teenage Detainee Suicide Claim Dismissal by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to Arizona jail officials related to a teenage detainee’s suicide. The court vacated the dismissal of plaintiff’s state law claims and remanded for reconsideration. Seventeen-year-old Jasper …
Sherwood v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2011
Brief • February 10, 2011
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)
Sherwood v. State of AZ, AZ, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2011 1 Joel B. Robbins, Esq. (011065) 2 Anne E. Findling, Esq. (010871) ROBBINS & CURTIN, p.1.1.c. 301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite B-100 4 Phoenix,Arizona 85012 'rel: 602/285-0100 5 Fax: 602/265-0267 joel@robbinsandcurtin.com ·3 COPY FEB l O 2011 ~> …
Mentally Ill Prisoner Terrorized, Forced to Wear Pink Underwear by Arizona Jailers
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Mentally Ill Prisoner Terrorized, Forced to Wear Pink Underwear by Arizona Jailers by In the world of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, safety and security demand that male prisoners wear pink underwear. Indeed, this is so important to Arpaio and his staff that detainees who refuse to change into pink …
Halloum v. Ryan, AZ, Complaint, Racial Discrimination & Retaliation, 2011
Brief • January 13, 2011
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Retaliation
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Maricopa County, Arizona Settles Prisoner Suicide Claim for $125,000
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Suicides
Maricopa County, Arizona Settles Prisoner Suicide Claim for $125,000 by On March 31, 2010, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to pay $125,000 to settle a claim against the county made by the family of a jail prisoner who killed himself in 2008. According to the notice of …
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